After a disastrous rookie year, Jared Goff has been the talk of the NFL. He’s been one of the best quarterbacks in the league this season, ranking third in passer rating and first in yards per attempt.

He deserves every bit of praise he’s received, but he hasn’t done it alone. Todd Gurley has been a force in the passing game, his receivers have caught just about everything thrown their way and Sean McVay has put him in spots where he can succeed.

Oh, and that offensive line. How about those guys?

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The line has largely been overlooked this season. It’s played a huge role in not only Goff’s success, but the progress of the offense as a whole. Goff is well aware of this, but he wants to make sure everyone else knows how good his pass protectors have been.

“It’s been great so far. I can’t say enough about those guys,” Goff said this week. “They haven’t gotten any credit and it’s been mainly them. With Todd’s production, I know Todd would say the same thing he’s been running well but he ain’t running anywhere without any holes. He’s not catching the ball out of the backfield – and Robert (Woods) and Sammy (Watkins) and Cooper (Kupp) and Tavon (Austin) and all the guys we got aren’t catching the ball – if we don’t have time.

“So, yeah, they’ve done a tremendous job so far. At the same time they’re an extremely competitive bunch and I think are challenging themselves every day to continue to get better as well.”

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Goff has been sacked just three times this season. In the season finale alone last year, he was brought down seven times. That alone shows just how much progress the line has made in 2017, being on pace to allow just 16 sacks this season.

That would be fewer than the 26 sacks Goff took a year ago in only seven games. It goes beyond the sacks allowed, too. Although it’s not a direct indication of pocket protection, Goff is third in the NFL in time from snap to throw, averaging 2.89 seconds. He wouldn’t be able to hold the ball as long as he does if not for the protection he’s been getting in the pocket.

The Rams’ line faces a fairly difficult test this week against Dallas, which has the league’s No. 1 player in sacks, DeMarcus Lawrence. Goff called him a “great player,” but wouldn’t go as far as to say he’s someone the Rams have to game plan around.